Traditional Suhoor Menus around the World.

What is suhoor?

Suhoor is the pre-fasting meal eaten by muslims worldwide before the break of dawn. suhoor is essential as it is a sunnah (habbits followed by the holy Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him) another reason being the fact that muslims abstain from not just food but even water from dawn to dask, the fasting hours. Hence it is essential to keep the body hydrated and nourished for the whole day.

Lets now see some popular Suhoor Menus.

ARABIC MENU

• Eggs ( boiled, fried, etc)
• fruits (apples, dates, figs. etc)
• bread (khubs, slice bread, samoon etc)
• chickpeas (boiled, lightly falovoured)
• red kidney beans (foul madamas)
• labneh ( cottage cheese with yoghurt and olives)
• green tea or kahwa

ASIAN MENU

• minced meat (keema)
• Eggs (scrambled, omelletes etc)
• chickpeas (choley)
• stuffed bread (parathhas)
• khajla (vermicelli with milk)
• sheer maal (sweet bread)
• lassi (sweet/salty yoghurt drink)
• tea (with milk)

Healthy Suhoor Options

• oats
• Eggs
• yoghurt
• fruits